Guide to Graduate Studies in Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, Study notes of Chemistry

Download Guide to Graduate Studies in Chemical Engineering at Purdue University and more Study notes Chemistry in PDF only on Docsity! Guide to Graduate Studies in Chemical Engineering Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Purdue University Table of Contents Introduction 3 Graduate Degree Program 4 Typical Ph.D. Program 4 Ph.D. Residence Time 4 Ph.D. Course and Research Hour Requirements 5 Ph.D. Publication Requirement 7 Typical M.S. Degree Program with Thesis (M.S. (thesis)) 7 Residence Time 7 Credit,GPA and Course Requirements for M.S. Thesis Degree 7 Credit and Course Requirements for M.S. Non-Thesis Degree Program 8 Faculty Advisor Selection Process 8 Committee Structure 8 Ph.D. Qualifying Procedure (Qual) 9 Coursework Performance 9 Qualifier: Written Research Report and Oral Presentation 10 Admission to the Ph.D. Program after the Qual 12 The Ph.D. Preliminary (Prelim) Examination 12 The Ph.D. Final (Thesis) Examination 14 Grades and Grade Appeal Procedure 14 Electronic Plans of Study 15 Teaching Fellow Duties 16 School of Chemical Engineering Seminar Requirement (CHE 690) 17 Safety 17 Ethics and Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) 17 Vacations 18 Appendix A: Typical Sequence of Events and Timetable for a Purdue School of Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Student 19 Appendix B: Rubrics for Qual, Prelim, Ph.D. Thesis Defense, and M.S. Thesis Defense 21 admission. At the beginning of the seventh year, the student will be notified that it is their final year and they will be removed from the program at the end of the year. 2.1.2 Ph.D. Course and Research Hour Requirements COURSE AND RESEARCH CREDIT REQUIREMENTS: A Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering requires a minimum of ten (10) three-credit graded courses (30 credits of coursework total) and a minimum of 60 credits of ChE 699 (Ph.D. Research). REQUIRED COURSES: All students are required to take four “core” courses in chemical engineering (see list below), a safety course CHE 697: Safety in the Chemical Engineering Laboratory (one-credit course), and CHE 697: Approaches to Research in Chemical Engineering (three-credit course) during their first year in the program. They are required to take Seminar (CHE 690—a non-credit course) every semester. They are also required to sign up for the appropriate level of research: either CHE 698 (M.S. Research) or CHE 699 (Ph.D. Research). The four required first-year “core” courses are the following: • ChE 610 (Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, hereafter “Thermo”) • ChE 620 (Advanced Transport Phenomena I, hereafter “Transport I”) • ChE 630 (Applied Mathematics for Chemical Engineers, hereafter “Math”) OR ChE 697 (Statistical Methods in ChE) • ChE 660 (Chemical Reaction Engineering, hereafter “Reaction Engineering”) ChE 610, 620, 630, and 697 (Statistical Methods) are offered every fall semester and ChE 660 is offered every spring semester. The typical student who comes to Purdue with a B.S. in chemical engineering takes ChE 610, 620, and ChE 630 OR ChE 697 Statistical Methods. In addition, the student usually takes a three- credit hour elective in the first semester along with CHE 697, CHE 690, and CHE 698 M.S. Research. Students then take ChE 660, a mix of electives, and CHE 698 M.S. Research in their second semester. Exceptions may result because some students may have an unusually good or inadequate preparation in some or all of the areas covered by the core courses. The exceptions are handled on a case-by-case basis by the student and the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS). For students who join the program with a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, the core course sequence must be completed within the first two semesters of residence. For others, this requirement must be met in three semesters. Thus, the typical student usually takes ChE 660 during the second semester. By this time, all students have been matched with thesis advisors. A student may also take one or more electives during the second semester. ELECTIVES: In addition to the four required “core” courses, all students must take six additional courses as electives (to fulfill the requirement of 30 credits of coursework for the Ph.D. degree). The electives are typically a mixture of courses from chemical engineering and other disciplines chosen in consultation student’s advisor and sometimes the advisory committee. All electives should be at 500 or 600 level. Some students choose to take their electives during either the first semester of their second year or their second year. Others opt to spread out their remaining course work over their tenure in graduate school. The first option allows the student to focus virtually exclusively on research beyond the third or the fourth semester. The second option allows for the fact that some specialized graduate level courses inside and outside the School may only be offered every two or three years. NUMBER OF CREDITS STUDENT MUST REGISTER FOR EVERY SEMESTER: All students must be registered for 18 credits (of combined coursework and research) every fall and spring semester. In the summers, students must be registered for 9 credits of CHE 698 or CHE 699 research unless student is doing an internship (see section below on internships). During the final semester of residence (the semester in which the student will graduate), the student may sign up for a reduced course load and may take less research. REGISTERING FOR RESEARCH (CHE 698 M.S. Research or CHE 699 Ph.D. Research): All first-year students must sign up for ChE 698 (M.S. Research). A graduate student in ChE will sign up for ChE 699 (Ph.D. Research) only after he/she passes the Qualifier and only if the advisory committee does not require the student to do a M.S. thesis. If the student must do a M.S. thesis before entering the Ph.D. program, then the student will continue to sign up for ChE 698 (M.S. Research) until the student has completed the M.S. thesis and thesis defense. At that point, the student is then allowed to sign up for ChE 699 (Ph.D. Research). REGISTRATION PROCEDURE (SIGNED FORM 23 REQUIRED): To register for research, students must fill out a ChE Research Registration form. They must list their research for that session, weekly meetings (if applicable), and candidacy (if applicable). The form registering for all other coursework through the scheduling assistant. The student is also responsible for double-checking his/her schedule in MyPurdue to be sure that his/her schedule (including the research hours) is correct. If the student finds a mistake in his/her research hours or weekly meeting, he/she should contact the Graduate Program Administrator immediately to ask for help in correcting the mistake. GRADE REQUIREMENTS: All graduate students in the School of Chemical Engineering are required to maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA, and they are expected to get “S” (Satisfactory”) grades in CHE 698 (M.S. Research) and CHE 699 (Ph.D. Research). See Section 8 for more information on grade requirements. TRANSFER CREDITS: If a student has a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from another university, he/she may talk to the Director of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Program Administrator about the process for applying for transfer credit. The student will usually ask a professor teaching a current course (on the same subject matter that the student studied at his/her previous university) to evaluate the student’s syllabus from the course at the previous university. If the professor determines that the previous course is equivalent to the current course being offered in Purdue’s School of Chemical Engineering, then the student will usually be granted permission to use the course from the previous institution and count it toward fulfilling the course requirements for his/her degree. In most cases, the School of Chemical Engineering can accept four classes from the previous institution and count them toward the student’s 30 credits of required coursework for the Purdue Ph.D. in ChE. Only two of the four classes may be used to fulfill the core class requirements. So, essentially, a transfer student can transfer in only two core classes and only two electives to count toward their degree. INTERNSHIPS: If the student has an advisor’s permission to do an internship, the Graduate Program Administrator will set up a ChE 697 special topics course. This course will be directly related to the subject that the student is working on in the internship, and the title, course description, and grading method will be determined by student and his/her advisor. The student will register for 1-3 credits of that specially designed ChE 697 course. International students will also need to apply for CPT (Curricular Practice Training) from the Office of International Students and Scholars. See the following link for more information: https://www.iss.purdue.edu/Current/F1/Employment.cfm PUBLICATIONS REQUIREMENT: For students starting fall 2014 and after, you must have one-1st author peer reviewed publication, and one additional first author journal article submitted (review articles do not count toward this requirement). Documentation of this requirement must be provided to the Graduate Office before scheduling your final defense. 2.2 Typical M.S. Degree Program with Thesis (M.S. (thesis)) The M.S. program is designed to prepare each student to make an effective contribution to engineering research, development, production, design, or management. In addition to leading to the M.S. degree, this program provides a basis for continued study leading to the Ph.D. degree. The program consists of a set of required graduate courses, independent research, and defense of a thesis based on this research. Similar to Ph.D. students, beginning with the third semester, each M.S. student, as part of the degree requirement, occasionally assists in the instructional activities of the department as a Teaching Fellow (TF). The current periodicity is one semester every other year. Given the residence time of M.S. students (see below), the typical student will TF once during his/her tenure in the School unless he/she advances into the Ph.D. program. As described in greater detail in Sections 3 and 4, each student selects a major professor and an advisory committee. They will assist him/her in planning a program of course work and thesis research. 2.2.1 Residence Time Infrequently, a Ph.D. student may change his/her mind and decide to leave the university with an M.S. degree. In other cases, the Graduate Committee may recommend a M.S. with thesis first after qualifier examination. The time table for completing the M.S. thesis is set to be a maximum of 2 years from the students starting date. You must have a GPA of 2.7 (minimum) to graduate with an MS thesis degree. 2.2.2 Credit and Course Requirements for M.S. Thesis Degree For a M.S. with thesis degree, the student must accrue a minimum of 30 credits of a combination of graded coursework and CHE 698 M.S. research hours. A minimum of fifteen hours of graded course work is required for the M.S. with thesis degree. Four of the courses must be core courses in chemical engineering listed previously in the description of the Ph.D. program (See Section 2.1.2). The additional fifteen hours can be exclusively CHE 698 research or a combination of CHE 698 research and coursework. The thesis research should be original work that contributes to new knowledge but will be of limited scope compared to Ph.D. thesis research. The student will defend her/his thesis at a final defense. A rubric for the oral defense that the thesis committee will use to evaluate the written thesis and oral defense is attached in Appendix B. Course credits obtained while the student is working toward the M.S. may be used toward the Ph.D. degree. The M.S. (thesis) students take the same courses, including research, seminar, and safety course, taken by the Ph.D. students during their first semester. They then take one more three-credit-hour class, plus Qualifying (Qual) Procedure The purpose of the qual procedure is to ensure that the student is able to effectively summarize the literature in their research area, and propose hypotheses or solutions leading to the generation of new knowledge. The Ph.D. Qualifying Procedure consists of two parts: 1. Student performance in coursework to ensure that the student demonstrates understanding of key chemical engineering principles at the graduate level. 2. Preparation and defense of a written report on their research and an oral presentation of the report. The written and oral portions of the qual procedure will each be evaluated using 5 categories. Initially, committee members will evaluate the student’s oral presentation prior to group discussions, but are able to change their evaluations after committee deliberation. On the rubric, more than 1 “not passing” mark out of the 5 categories is considered “not passing” for that committee member. If the student receives a not passing evaluation from 2 of the 3 committee members, the student does not pass that portion of the qual procedure. Additionally, if a student receives a “not passing mark” in one category from all 3 committee members that also constitutes “not passing” the qualifier examination (either oral or written). It is possible for the student to pass one portion of the procedure (oral/written) and to fail the other, in which case the student will only redo the portion of the qual that they had failed and will do so in front of a new committee. The new committee will have the feedback from the first attempt. Students will receive feedback from their committee after both the written and oral portions are complete. COURSEWORK PERFORMANCE Students will be evaluated on their first-year coursework performance. Students need to perform at a satisfactory level in coursework during their first year, particularly in the core courses. Students should maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher and a GPA 2.85 or higher in core courses. A student who receives multiple C’s and/or a grade lower than a C in any course may be placed on probation or asked to leave the program. If a student receives two C+’s or below in core courses, the student will be required to terminate with an M.S. degree (it will be up to the student and advisor whether it be thesis or non-thesis). The cumulative GPA must be a minimum of 2.7 to graduate with an MS thesis or non-thesis. WRITTEN RESEARCH REPORT AND ORAL PRESENTATION All Ph.D. students beginning with those entering the program in Fall 2016 are required to attempt the Ph.D. Qualifying Procedure (Qual). One year after the student enters the program, the student must submit a written research report and deliver an oral presentation on the research report to the members of the Qualifier Committee. This Qualifier Committee will consist of full-time faculty members from the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering. Here, “full-time faculty” means tenured or tenure-track faculty holding a 50% or more appointment in our School. A subcommittee of three faculty members will be assigned to each student. DEADLINE FOR THE WRITTEN QUALIFIER REPORT: The deadline for submission of the written report is September 15th for graduate students who entered the program in the previous fall. The report will be reviewed by three members of the committee assigned, and it will be used as the basis for evaluation along with the student’s performance in oral presentation. The deadline is March 15th for students who entered in the spring semester. FORMAT AND CONTENT OF WRITTEN QUALIFIER REPORT: The qualifying written report should be in 12 pt. Times New Roman font, and the report should be a maximum of 10 pages 1.5 line-spaced with one-inch margins. The minimum font for figures and tables is 10 pt. It may NOT contain appendices. The cover page, Table of Contents, Summary, and References do NOT count toward the 10 page maximum; however, all associated data/charts/tables do count towards this page limit. A typical written report for the examination will have the following structure: • Summary • Introduction • Research Objectives • Literature Review and Theory • Research Plan • Methods and Materials • Preliminary Results • Plan for Next 12 Months The written report should be reviewed by the student’s advisor, and suggestions made for changes if needed. The student should submit a copy to their advisor(s) by September 1st (for Fall admissions) or March 1st (for Spring admissions) at the latest such that feedback can be provided prior to submission to the Qualifier Committee. DATES FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS: All students must defend his/her written report and undergo an oral examination on his/her thesis research and the subjects of relevance to his/her research specialty in front of the three members of the Qualifying Committee assigned. All oral examinations will take place on two days (usually fall break) in early October (early April for students who entered in the spring). Oral examination dates will be determined and announced by the Graduate Office at the beginning of the academic year. CONTENT OF ORAL PRESENTATION: The oral examination will last one hour. It begins with a formal presentation (no back-up slides will be allowed) from the student to the committee, and is followed by questions and additional discussion. Students should plan their presentation to no longer than 20 minutes uninterrupted. This presentation should include a brief overview of important concepts in the research area relevant to the thesis topic, a statement of research objectives, a summary of research progress so far (training, methods, preliminary results, and analysis), and a research plan for the next 12 months. The presentation will be followed by a 30- minute question/answer period to allow the student to clarify information for the committee. The student should be prepared to answer both area-specific and general Chemical Engineering questions related to their research. The remaining ten minutes are reserved for a short discussion among the committee members (in the absence of the student); the total examination time for each student is restricted to 60 minutes. The committee will use a rubric to evaluate the student and to provide formal feedback both to the student and to the Graduate Committee. QUALIFIER OUTCOMES: Each student’s evaluation subcommittee will assign a chair person who will be responsible for preparing a short (less than a few sentences) write-up summarizing the results of the examination. After all students complete their oral qualifiers, all nine Qualifier Committee members will convene to finalize the committee’s recommendations and reports before the results will be communicated to the Graduate Committee. The overall Qualifying Procedure will, therefore, have two components: (1) the student’s performance in coursework at Purdue, and (2) the evaluation of the Qualifier Committee on the student’s written report and oral presentation. Based on these components, the Graduate Committee will make the final decision to allow one of three options: 1. The student be admitted to the Ph.D. program; 2. The student is asked to retake the qualifier (oral, written, or both) by the end of January (August for Spring Admissions); or 3. The student terminates with a M.S. (non-thesis) degree by December (May for Spring admissions) For those that retake the qualifier, the following are the possible decisions based upon student performance: 1. The student is admitted to the Ph.D. program; or 2. The student terminates with an M.S. thesis degree by August graduation (December graduation for Spring admissions) QUALIFIER COMMITTEE STRUCTURE: A committee of faculty members from the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering (3 members for each student). The committee is appointed by the Head (or Executive Officer) of the School. Individual student’s subcommittee assignments will be made by the Director of Graduate Studies/Graduate Office. Attempts will be made to assign at least one member of the subcommittee on the qualifier who is familiar with the topic. The student’s advisor/co-advisor may not serve on the subcommittee for the student’s qualifier, nor may he/she attend the qualifier. ADMISSION TO THE PH.D. PROGRAM AFTER THE QUAL: Once the oral/written research examination is completed, the Graduate Committee will meet to decide the results of the Ph.D. Qualifying Procedure based on the following: 1. Coursework performance; 2. Recommendations from the student’s advisory committee following the oral examination. All students who (1) have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, (2) have a GPA of 2.85 or higher in core courses, and (3) are recommended for admission to the Ph.D. program by the qual committee will automatically be admitted to the Ph.D. program. Students who do not meet all of the GPA requirements will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Graduate Committee. Students will receive formal notification of the Graduate Committee decision by the end of November (fall students) or April (spring students). Where a student is required to terminate with an M.S. degree, financial support (stipend and tuition fees) during completion of the M.S. degree is at the discretion of the advisor and the Head of the School. 7. The Ph.D. Final (Thesis) Examination The PhD thesis must be prepared according to a preset format and processed following specified procedures. Once the thesis is prepared and all other requirements have been completed, the student must present and defend his/her work in a Final Examination. Detailed information available at http://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/research/thesis/index.html. The thesis draft (approved by the advisor) must be sent to their committee two weeks before the scheduled exam. The exam will be cancelled by the Graduate Administrator if this is not done. 8. Grades and Grade Appeal Procedure Only grades of A (4.0), B (3.0), or C (2.0) are acceptable. The C grade is viewed as marginal performance in courses at the graduate level. If a student’s graduate index falls below 3.0, he/she will be assigned a probationary status and must attain a semester index of 3.0 or better for each subsequent semester that the student is on probation. If the student does not subsequently maintain a 3.0 semester average, he/she will not be allowed to continue in the graduate program in Chemical Engineering. If the student’s graduate index rises above 3.0, his/her probationary status will be removed. Please also see Section 5.1 for more information on grade requirements. Grades in CHE 698 M.S. and CHE 699 Research: If a student receives two grades of U (unsatisfactory) in research (ChE 698 or 699), he/she will not be allowed to continue in the graduate program in Chemical Engineering. Graduate School Policy Regarding GPA of 3.0 or Higher: A graduate student is expected to maintain a graduation index representing a B average (3.0/4.0 GPA.) or better. Indices below this level are marked “less than good standing” on the transcript. A graduate student also is expected to earn S (Satisfactory) grades for research registration. Two consecutive sessions of U (Unsatisfactory) grades for research registration mandate that the department take formal action and inform the student, in writing, and the Graduate School with regard to discontinuation of the student’s graduate study. In any event, the student’s progress should be reviewed each session by the student’s department. The student’s progress also may be reviewed by the Graduate School. Should the student fail to perform in either coursework or research on a level acceptable to the advisory committee, the departmental graduate committee, or the dean of the Graduate School, he or she may be asked to discontinue graduate study at Purdue. The graduation index for graduate students includes all grades earned in 50000- and 60000-level courses taken while enrolled as a graduate student, except FR, GER, RUSS, or SPAN 60100, 60300, or 60500. Grade Appeal Procedure: If a student feels that the grade in a course or in research has been unfairly assigned, he/she can appeal that grade using the University appeal procedure as detailed in Part 5, Section III-E of the University Regulations Handbook. The appeals procedure consists of the following sequence of events: 1. The student should attempt to resolve the dispute with the appropriate faculty member. 2. If Step 1 is not satisfactory, the student may appeal to the Head of the School of Chemical Engineering and/or the DGS. The Head and/or the DGS may choose to personally resolve the dispute or he/she (they) may appoint a special committee to act in his/her (their) behalf (behalves) to resolve the dispute. 3. If Step 2 does not resolve the dispute, the student may appeal to the School of Engineering Grade Appeals Committee. The sequence of appeal steps described above must be taken in the order given. 9. Electronic Plans of Study PLAN OF STUDY REQUIREMENT: All graduate students must file an electronic Plan of Study with the Graduate School. Students can file a Plan of Study through MyPurdue. Follow this link for Directions for Filing Electronic Plans of Study: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/Academics/Graduate/index.html The Graduate Program Administrator is the Plan of Study Coordinator for the School of Chemical Engineering, and he/she should be consulted about the mechanics of the process. Ideally, the Plan of Study should be filed early in a student’s graduate study (second or third semester). DEFINITION OF PLAN OF STUDY: The Plan of Study lists the courses the student plans on taking (or has taken) to fulfill the Ph.D. or M.S. degree course requirements. The Plan of Study also lists the members of the student’s Advisory Committee. PH.D. PLAN OF STUDY: The Ph.D. Plan of Study should be filed as soon as possible after the student has successfully completed the Ph.D. Qualifying Procedure and before the student starts registering for ChE 699 Ph.D. research. The Ph.D. Plan of Study must list 30 credit hours of graded coursework (usually 10 courses), and four of these courses must be the core courses. Graduate students with an M.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from another university may be able to apply some of their M.S. coursework to fulfill their Ph.D. degree, and those courses will be mentioned in a note in the student’s Ph.D. Plan of Study. Please see Section 2.1.2 on transfer coursework. Students should check with the Graduate Program Administrator for the proper procedure. M.S. PLAN OF STUDY FOR M.S. THESIS AND M.S. NON-THESIS: The M.S. Plan of Study should be filed before the end of the first semester after the student has been assigned a major professor. M.S. non-thesis and M.S. thesis Plans of Study must list all coursework that the student plans to take to fulfill the degree requirements. The Plan of Study must include two of the four required Chemical Engineering core courses 610, 620 (or 540), 630 (or 697 Statistical Methods), and 660 (or 543). The Graduate School does not allow students to use coursework from a prior M.S. degree toward a M.S. degree at Purdue, and students should not put such coursework on their Plans of Study. Please see Section 2.2.2 for further information on this policy. The course requirement for the M.S. thesis degree is 15 credit hours of graded coursework (usually 5 courses). Four of these must be the core courses. All four of those courses (and the additional coursework to be counted toward the M.S. coursework requirement) must be listed on the Plan of Study. See Section 2.2 for more information on M.S. thesis degree requirements. The M.S. non-thesis degree must list 30 credit hours of graded coursework (usually 10 courses). Four of these must be the core courses. All four of those courses (and the additional coursework to be counted toward the M.S. coursework requirement) must be listed on the Plan of Study. See Section 2.3 for more information on M.S. non-thesis degree requirements. CHANGES TO PLANS OF STUDY: Any course changes or committee changes to the plan of study may be requested through MyPurdue by making a Request for Change to the Plan of Study. PLAN OF STUDY DEADLINE FOR STUDENTS TAKING THEIR PRELIM: The Graduate School requires that the Plan of Study be filed and approved by the student’s advisory committee, the Plan of Study Coordinator, the Director of Graduate Studies, and the Graduate School before the student can schedule his/her Prelim and file the electronic GS Form 8. PLAN OF STUDY DEADLINE FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS (CANDIDATES FOR M.S. OR PH.D. DEGREES): For students who intend to graduate, the Plan of Study must be filed and approved before the first day of classes of the semester in which the student intends to graduate. This is a Graduate School requirement. This means that the student will have filed his/her plan of study at least a month (preferably two months) before that date to give the student’s advisory committee, the Plan of Study Coordinator, the Director of Graduate Studies, and the Graduate School enough time to approve the Plan of Study by the deadline. If a graduating student files his/her Plan of Study late (after the Plan of Study deadline), then the Graduate School will charge the student a late fee to add him/her to the candidate list, and the student will be required to submit a memo (with the thesis advisor’s and the Head of Chemical Engineering’s signatures) explaining the reason as to why the Grad School should add the student to the candidate list late. 10. Teaching Fellow Duties Serving as Teaching Fellow is a required part of the academic program for a graduate degree in chemical engineering. Teaching Fellow duties may involve grading of homework assignments and exams in both graduate and undergraduate lecture courses; running help sessions in such courses; and assisting undergraduates in laboratory courses. Teaching Fellow duties typically begin in the third semester. The current periodicity for TF duties is one semester every other year. All graduate students are expected to be a TF twice during their time in the School of Chemical Engineering (their third semester and their sixth semester). As this service is an academic requirement of the degree, students will register for the course CHE 697 Chemical Engineering Experience in Teaching during the semester in which they teach for the first time, and the course will be recorded on their academic transcript. The course consists of a one- hour weekly workshop on developing teaching skills and putting these skills into practice through Teaching Fellow duties. It is expected that TF duties should require 10-12 hours of work per week on average over the semester. Advanced students may have the opportunity to participate directly in the planning and presentation of undergraduate courses that are related to their thesis work. In addition, those considering the possibility of an academic career may request the opportunity to serve as a classroom instructor during the later phases of Ph.D. study. In this case, they should contact the DGS. The DGS will work with the Head of School and faculty member in charge of teaching assignments to consider the request and make a decision. Appendix A: Typical Sequence of Events and Timetable for a Purdue School of Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Student Semester 1 Take 4 three-credit courses and other required and elective course work and CHE 698 M.S. Research Select research/thesis advisor Semester 2 Start research (all graduate students register for CHE 698 M.S. Research) Take 2-4 additional courses Summer Semester 1 Full time on research (CHE 698 M.S. Research) Semester 3 Continue research (CHE 698 M.S. Research) and coursework Do Ph.D. Qualifying Procedure: Turn in written research report (by September 15) and take oral research exam Performance in first-year coursework evaluated by student’s advisory committee (part of the Qualifying Procedure) Serve as a Teaching Fellow Form Ph.D. thesis committee and file Ph.D. Electronic Plan of Study Semester 4 Take one or two elective course (if necessary) and continue research (CHE 699 Ph.D. Research) Summer Semester 2 Full time on research (CHE 699 Ph.D. Research) File Electronic Ph.D. Plan of Study, if it has not already been filed Semester 5 Continue research (CHE 699 Ph.D. Research) and any remaining elective courses Semester 6 Submit GS Form 8 (Request for Appointment of Examining Committee) one month before Preliminary Exam Take Preliminary Exam Serve as a Teaching Fellow Continue research (CHE 699 Ph.D. Research) and any remaining elective courses Summer Semester 3 Full time on research (CHE 699 Ph.D. Research) Present seminar during Graduate Student Organization Symposium in August Semester 7 Full time on research (CHE 699 Ph.D. Research) Start writing Ph.D. thesis Semester 8 Full time on research (CHE 699 Ph.D. Research) and continue writing Ph.D. thesis Submit changes to Electronic Plan of Study, if necessary Summer Semester 4 Before the thesis defense can be scheduled, you must have one 1st author peer reviewed journal article published, and one additional journal article submitted. Review articles do not count toward this requirement. (Beginning with Fall 2014 admits). Schedule thesis deposit date with Purdue Graduate School’s Thesis Deposit Office https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/research/thesis/ Submit GS Form 8 (Request for Appointment of Examining Committee) at least one month before defense Defend Ph.D. thesis. Deposit thesis with Graduate School and give (paper or electronic) copies to members of advisory committee (if requested). Fill out check-out form (See Appendix D) and leave with Graduate Program Administrator Appendix B: Rubrics Qualifier, Prelim, Ph.D. Thesis Defense, and M.S. Thesis Defense 1 EVALUATION RUBRIC: WRITTEN QUALIFIER 1 Candidate Name: Date: Title of Dissertation: Categories and Guidance 1. Problem Definition and Research Hypothesis. The candidate, in consultation with the advisor, has identified a critical knowledge gap in a science or engineering field, and has proposed a clear, hypothesis and/or problem definition that is readily testable in order to address this knowledge gap. Note that the scope of this problem definition and/or corresponding hypothesis should be limited to that of an individual student project, and it should not be an overarching goal that would require a multi-student or multidisciplinary team to address. Criteria for “Acceptable” Evaluation: The candidate states the research hypothesis and/or problem definition; however, the candidate may struggle with communicating how this issue will be evaluated through a systematic means. The candidate is familiar with the current state-of-the- art in the field, but the candidate may not be able to provide deep insights regarding strengths and weaknesses of all previous work. Upon questioning, an acceptable candidate will be able to defend the underlying basis for the proposed hypothesis. Evaluation: Acceptable __________ Not Acceptable __________ 2. Impact of the Proposed Work. The candidate provides a clear, yet succinct, review of the literature in order to set the context of the proposed work to the multidisciplinary review committee. Moreover, the candidate then positions the proposed work in terms of these previous efforts in order to state the potential impact of the proposed work. That is, there is a clear (and realistic) statement from the candidate as to how the greater field would respond if the proposed work was successful, and how this work would enable future scientific and engineering advances. Criteria for “Acceptable” Evaluation: The acceptable candidate will have a good grasp of the most important works in his/her field. In addition, the candidate provides evidence that he/she has considered literature for relevant related fields that are outside of the candidate’s specific focus area. As an example, a candidate proposing an experimental analysis might summarize relevant computational or theoretical studies on related systems. The acceptable candidate will be able to describe how the project addresses a critical need. Evaluation: Acceptable __________ Not Acceptable __________ 3. Preliminary Results and Mastery of Key Research Techniques. The candidate has obtained significant theoretical, computational, and/or experimental results that clearly go towards addressing the hypothesis and/or problem definition of the research project. Additionally, the candidate demonstrates the ability to perform theoretical, computational, and/or experimental techniques beyond that of an advanced undergraduate researcher. Included in this mastery is the ability to demonstrate the fundamental operational principles of the theory, code, or experimental techniques that are to be utilized heavily by the student during the course of the thesis work. Criteria for “Acceptable” Evaluation: An acceptable candidate has acquired a significant amount of data that has either begun to support or disprove (either avenue is acceptable) the initially- proposed hypothesis. Moreover, the candidate shows the ability to utilize common EVALUATION RUBRIC: WRITTEN QUALIFIER 2 instrumentation and/or code that will be required for the successful completion of the research project. Evaluation: Acceptable __________ Not Acceptable __________ 4. Potential of the Project for Tangible Product Generation. The candidate presents a reasonable path, both in terms of the proposed next steps and the timeline for those steps, forward regarding a research plan for generating a product by the start of the fifth semester of study in the graduate program. This research plan should include an evaluation of the work performed to date, clear proposed short-term objectives, or a contingency plan of action if the initial hypothesis was refuted by the currently-available data. Criteria for “Acceptable” Evaluation: Acceptable progress is such that, assuming that the initially-proposed hypothesis has been supported by the preliminary data, the student can sketch the outlines of a research publication that could emerge from the project within approximately the next calendar year. Conversely, a candidate may also receive an acceptable mark if there has been a significant amount of preliminary data that has been collected, and the analysis indicates the flaws, and potential solutions to, the original research plan. In either instance, the candidate will have a clear vision for the future research plans and a reasonably-paced timeline moving forward for the project. Evaluation: Acceptable __________ Not Acceptable __________ 5. Communication Ability. The candidate is able to present the previous and future work of the project in a manner that is accessible to both an audience of chemical engineering faculty members with diverse backgrounds and to experts in the field of the candidate. Moreover, the work is presented in a professional, logical, and clear manner that is consistent with the format of respected journals and conferences associated with the chemical engineering discipline. This means that all written communication (either in the written document or on a presentation slide) should be legible and appropriately sized. Presentation slides should have selective utilization of color, animation, and other effects, while the title of a presentation slide should be a declarative sentence that summarizes the main message of the slide. During speaking, the candidate should have a clear and enthusiastic voice at a level that is easy for the audience to hear. Criteria for “Acceptable” Evaluation: The written document is almost entirely free of typographical errors, and figures are clearly presented. In general, the prose should be easy to follow, although it may have minor errors. Evaluation: Acceptable __________ Not Acceptable __________ Note: More than one “failing” mark out of the five categories is considered a “fail” for that committee member. If the student receives a failing evaluation from two of the three committee members, the student fails that portion of the qualifying procedure. Name of the Examining Committee Member: ___________________________________ Signature of the Examining Committee Member: ________________________________ EVALUATION RUBRIC: PRELIMINARY EXAM – PROPOSAL PRESENTATION Candidate Name: Date: Title of Dissertation: Evaluation/Guidance Po or M ar gi na lly A cc ep ta bl e A cc ep ta bl e V er y G oo d E xc el le nt 1. Problem Definition: Stated the research problem clearly, providing motivation for undertaking the research 2. Literature and Previous Work: Demonstrated sound knowledge of literature in the area, and of prior work on the specific research problem 3. Impact of Proposed Research: Demonstrated the potential value of solution to the research problem in advancing knowledge within the area of study 4. Solution Approach: Is applying sound state-of-the-field research methods/tools to solve the defined problem and has described the methods/tools effectively 5. Results: Analyzed and interpreted research results/data effectively 6. Quality of Written and Oral Communication: (a) Communicates research proposal clearly and professionally in both (a) written and (b) oral form (b) 7. Critical Thinking: Has demonstrated capability for independent research in the area of study, significant expertise in the area, and ability to make original contributions to the field 8. Broader Impact: Demonstrates awareness of broader implications of the concluded research. Broader implications may include social, economic, technical, ethical, business, etc. aspects. 9. Publications: Journal or conference publications have resulted (or anticipated) from this research Overall Assessment: The assessment of the overall performance of the candidate based on the evidence provided in items 1 – 9 above. CRITERIA PERFORMANCE RATINGS Does NOT PASS PRELIMINARY Exam Passes PRELIMINARY Defense Exam OVERALL, My Rating of the Dissertation: Poor Marginally Acceptable Acceptable Very Good Excellent Name of the Examining Committee Member: ___________________________________ Signature of the Examining Committee Member: ________________________________